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I was joking about a Jump, but I do hope a new flat is put here. The alternate concept for the carousel, the spinner, would be a great way to balance the hub (and add another ride).
Universal's Epic Universe Wish List & Speculation
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I was joking about a Jump, but I do hope a new flat is put here. The alternate concept for the carousel, the spinner, would be a great way to balance the hub (and add another ride).
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Who's making the Sky Fly, Gerstlauer? What about one of these:
Polyp
www.gerstlauer-rides.de
Decorate it to asteroids or something. Could be cool.
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Go back or go home lol
oooorrrr. . .
I get why some people look down on flat rides, but they add a lot of variety and when done like above...gimme gimme gimme!
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Go back or go home lol
oooorrrr. . .
If we're getting really crazy, turn the Creature from the Black Lagoon ride into a Power Splash-like ride.
Now you're thinking like a six flager lol. But they do have these now. . .
If folks want to talk about Epic Universe entering the DisneySea conversation, I think we can be hoping for something a little more ambitious (... and themed...) for the Creature ride.
Well, since you do not need a long lift hill, you can have a show scenes that feature the launch mechanics and now with a reverse spike. All this could be done indoors.
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We're just sharing ride experiences first that Orlando doesn't have, the theming addition is just kinda assumed.
What if I told you there’s an entire land of lightly themed flat rides at DisneySea?
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What if I told you it’s one of EIGHT lands?
Almost all of us have parks with lots of flats that are much closer to us then Universal.
A not so great Dutch theme park that I loved to visit when I was a kid had two very unique rides that would fit the bill in Epic Universe. Only one of the two is still in operation.
The one on the right had a problematic ride system and I think it was sold to a park in the UK where it died.
The one on the right had a problematic ride system and I think it was sold to a park in the UK where it died.
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A not so great Dutch theme park that I loved to visit when I was a kid had two very unique rides that would fit the bill in Epic Universe. Only one of the two is still in operation.
The one on the right had a problematic ride system and I think it was sold to a park in the UK where it died.
That’s a cool swings ride.
Inside a showbuilding with a stunning facade.
Mind you, I haven't been bringing up DisneySea as a comparison point. Others have, that's why I mentioned it.
Regardless, I want the next version of Jaws/Jungle Cruise for Creature.
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Then we can all agree that theme parks elevate what normally would be standard flat rides into something special with decorations, theme, music, and more.
I'll see your Jaws/Jungle Cruise only if they use glass bottom boats.
Edit: Other option is a dark version of Na'vi River Journey
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Not really, no. They can certainly be nice set decorations used tastefully and sporadically (Simpsons spinner) but are more often non-entities (Storm Force) or actively detrimental (Magic Carpet). Only very, very rarely are they anything more (Maters Jamboree would fit in that very small group). Dumbo is illustrative here - supposedly a beloved attraction and one of the icons of the park, Disney moved it and ridership diminished - turns out it was the location, not the most famous flat in the world, that was the draw. (The one flat that always seems to bolster a park is the carousel - which EU is getting! Yay! ) Generally, flats don’t really add much and only subtract if they serve as an excuse not to add other, more interesting attractions.
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